**Fewer than 200 students graduated from KIPP - Houston schools, which may make their

#2 YES Prep**

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 83.06 percent

Total number of graduates: 124

**Fewer than 200 students graduated from KIPP - Houston schools, which may make their college-going rate appear higher than other, larger local school districts.

Sixth-grade students get a tour of their new school, Yes Prep Northline on Monday. When completed, the school will hold classes for students in grades six through 12.

Photo: Gary Coronado, Staff

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#3 KIPP**

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 76.92 percent

Total number of graduates: 91

**Fewer than 100 students graduated from KIPP - Houston schools, which may make their college-going

#3 KIPP**

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 76.92 percent

Total number of graduates: 91

**Fewer than 100 students graduated from KIPP - Houston schools, which may make their college-going rate appear higher than other, larger local school districts.

As KIPP Explore Academy students gather in the cafeteria, they are met with a wall of instruction to encourage them to be good citizens, perform at the highest level and to: Believe, Reach, Imagine, Give, Honor and Trust.﻿

Photo: Jerry Baker, Freelance

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#4 Tomball ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 72.44 percent

Total number of graduates: 635

Creekside Park Junior High will be the third junior high school in the Tomball Independent School

#4 Tomball ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 72.44 percent

Total number of graduates: 635

Creekside Park Junior High will be the third junior high school in the Tomball Independent School District when the campus opens on Monday.

Photo: Fort Bend ISD

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#5 Fort Bend ISD
Percent of students attending college after graduation: 71.69 percent
Total number of graduates: 4,911

Fort Bend ISD Fort Settlement Middle School

Photo: Ken Ellis

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#6 Clear Creek ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 71.6 percent

Total number of graduates: 2,504

The boundary for Clear Creek ISD is pictured.

Photo: Stafford MSD

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#7 Stafford MSD**

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 70.4 percent

Total number of graduates: 169

**Fewer than 200 students graduated from Stafford MSD, which may make their college-going rate

#7 Stafford MSD**

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 70.4 percent

Total number of graduates: 169

**Fewer than 200 students graduated from Stafford MSD, which may make their college-going rate appear higher than other, larger local school districts.

The Stafford High Robotics Program competed May 19-20 in Austin as one of 32 teams from the state invited to the 2017 University Interscholastic League Robotics FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Division State Championship.

Photo: Kristi Nix

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#8 Pearland ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 70.1 percent

Total number of graduates: 1,101

More than $38 million is budgeted for expansion and renovations at Dawson High School if voters

#8 Pearland ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 70.1 percent

Total number of graduates: 1,101

More than $38 million is budgeted for expansion and renovations at Dawson High School if voters approve a 220 million school bond in a November election.

Photo: Craig Moseley, Staff

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#9 Katy ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 67.8 percent

Total number of graduates: 3,955

North perimeter of the Katy ISD Legacy Stadium in Katy, TX on August 17, 2017.

Photo: Jerry Baker

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#10 Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Percent of students attending college after graduation: 66.89 percent
Total number of graduates: 6,111

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD will spend $55 million to tighten school security, including

#10 Cypress-Fairbanks ISDPercent of students attending college after graduation: 66.89 percentTotal number of graduates: 6,111

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD will spend $55 million to tighten school security, including installing strategically placed panic buttons on campuses and replacing existing entry windows with bullet-resistant glass.

Photo: Jerry Baker, Freelance

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#11 Humble ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 66.25 percent

Total number of graduates: 2,338

Freshman percussionist Johanna Marquez, center, and the Humble High School Marching Band

#11 Humble ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 66.25 percent

Total number of graduates: 2,338

Freshman percussionist Johanna Marquez, center, and the Humble High School Marching Band performs at the annual Humble ISD Marching Festival at Turner Stadium on Oct. 14, 2017. (Photo by Jerry Baker/Freelance)

#17 Lamar CISD
Percent of students attending college after graduation: 61.2 percent
Total number of graduates: 1,320

Joe Hubenak Elementary School - Lamar CISD

Photo: Ken Ellis

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#18 Santa Fe ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 58.78 percent

Total number of graduates: 296

The boundary for Santa Fe ISD is pictured.

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#19 Spring ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 57.4 percent

Total number of graduates: 1,950

Spring ISD was spared extensive facilities damage during the flooding, and many of the buildings

#19 Spring ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 57.4 percent

Total number of graduates: 1,950

Spring ISD was spared extensive facilities damage during the flooding, and many of the buildings - like Westfield High School - were open to the public and provided shelter, clothing and food to those in need. As the district begins the long journey back to normalcy, the relatively undamaged facilities will be a major asset.

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#20 Alvin ISD

Percent of students attending college after graduation: 55.2 percent

Total number of graduates: 887

Incoming Shadow Creek High School students in front of the campus.

Across the greater Houston region, more than 58 percent of 60,360 high school graduates go onto college, according to Texas Education Agency data.

But which districts are sending the largest share of its students to post-secondary institutions?

About 49.5 percent of Houston ISD graduates went to college in 2010, according to the TEA. Pasadena ISD saw about 51.9 percent of its graduates go onto college, while about 45.6 percent of Aldine ISD graduates went to college after graduation.

The TEA's data is from 2010 and is the most recent data from the National Student Clearinghouse.

Click through the slideshow to see which Houston-area school districts had the highest portions of their graduates attend college.